All the news from last week
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We Fight Fraud Community Becomes We Fight Fincrime Association as Polycriminality Threat Escalates
The relaunch of the We Fight Fincrime Association strengthens cross-sector collaboration to combat polycriminality, bringing together compliance le...
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Fourthline awarded by Celent for excellence in Identity Verification
Fourthline has been awarded by Celent with Luminary status and two XCelent Awards for its identity verification technology in the January 2026 report.
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Is X the New High Risk Frontier for Global Money Laundering
Industry leaders raise alarms over the lack of Know Your Customer protocols as X moves toward crypto trading. The platform faces major AML hurdles ...
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DORA Compliance For AML Vendor Security Standards Using Public Cloud
DORA mandates that AML vendors using public cloud services implement strict safeguards to protect confidential information and maintain professiona...
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Sanctions Evasion in the Age of Crypto, Shell Companies, and AI
Sanctions evasion now uses crypto, shell companies, and AI, forcing institutions to adapt their compliance frameworks to detect rapidly evolving th...
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France as a Safe Harbor for Drug Money and the PNACO Offensive
Discover how France is acting against being a safe harbor for drug money, with the PNACO leading the fight against billions in laundered narcotics ...
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South Africa Exits From EU’s Grey List Following Substantial AML Reform
South Africa celebrates its official South Africa AML victory as international monitors confirm the nation has addressed strategic deficiencies and...
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CaixaBank Faces 17.5M€ Fine Over CEPSA Tower Related AML Failures
CaixaBank faces a 17,601,000 euro fine as part of a major enforcement of administrative governance protocols after failing to stop a money launderi...
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Nigeria Mandates Strict Identity Linkage to Curb Crypto Laundering
Nigeria has introduced a strict Nigerian Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Framework that links all digital asset transactions to national identificatio...
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Advancing Financial Integrity through AI Peer Group Comparison
Discover how AI Peer Group Comparison is changing transaction monitoring and the risks that biased data sets pose to financial institutions globally.
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Prince TCO Founder Chen Zhi Arrested Amid 15 Billion Asset Seizure
The arrest of Chen Zhi for Prince TCO Money Laundering follows a record 15 billion dollar asset seizure by the DOJ, exposing a global web of fraud ...
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Texas Couple Convicted for 25 Million Dollar Money Laundering Scheme
A Texas couple faces decades in prison after a Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Case Study revealed they defrauded 10,000 victims of 25 millio...
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Police Authorities in Sweden Warn of Severe Penalties for Illicit Money Transfers
Authorities in Sweden are targeting the Illicit Money Transmitter networks that move criminal capital. Recent enforcement actions highlight the ris...
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US Sanctions Target Chinese Money Laundering Networks for Billions
US authorities are targeting Chinese money laundering networks with new sanctions to disrupt the multi-billion dollar illicit financial pipelines s...
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Analyzing Global Hawala Networks as a Major Money Laundering Vector
Recent investigations into hawala networks reveal how underground banking is a primary vector for laundering hundreds of millions in criminal proce...
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Sri Lanka Governor Warns of Devastating 2026 Financial Integrity Review
Sri Lanka faces a high stakes anti money laundering evaluation in 2026. Failure to meet standards could lead to grey listing and severe economic co...
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Sri Lanka Governor Warns of Devastating 2026 Financial Integrity Review
Sri Lanka faces a high stakes anti money laundering evaluation in 2026. Failure to meet standards could lead to grey listing and severe economic co...
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California Man Faces 20 Years for Laundering 27.4 Million Dollars
Yan Lin faces twenty years for managing a Chinese Money Laundering Network that funneled over 27 million dollars in cartel profits through trade ba...
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BNP Paribas Fails to Overturn 20.75 Million Dollar Sudan Sanctions Verdict
The court upheld a 20.75 million dollar verdict against BNP Paribas regarding Sudan Sanctions Violations, rejecting the bank's motion to dismiss th...
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Digital Asset Risks and Sanctions On Iran Explode in Castellum AI Annual Review
The Castellum AI 2025 Sanctions Year In Review highlights a 30 percent drop in US designations and a massive surge in global sanctions trends targe...
